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Reason for not being able to contact someone on Yahoo Answers?
I hope everyone sees this that does not allow email contact on this site....
I have received MANY requests from users asking me to answer a. particular question. To submit this they have to open up allowing contact by Email and then they remove it prior to me replying to their question.. For those ....and any others that presently do not allow contact.....see below
NOTE: if you are going to be on the Yahoo Answers site I recommend allowing contact by email. By doing this those that answer the questions or those that you have answered questions for are able to contact you to clarify a
question/answer instead of sometimes guessing. Allowing this to happen does not expose your actual email address as you will receive a message from Yahoo stating you have a message from a User. There should be a white "Y" inside of a purple circle or square if it is from Yahoo. This is how you set it up.
Click on your Avatar (photo) Then click on the WRENCH ....upper right ....on the next screen. Under PRIVACY SETTINGS place a check mark in the box to the left of "Can contact me via email". Click save. You can click on the small
icon on the right side of this and it will tell you your email address will remain private. Thanks
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- BoatsBM1Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
"Click on your Avatar (photo) Then click on the WRENCH ....upper right ....on the next screen."
NO SUCH icon appears on my profile page. Must first click "Edit Preferences", which is located under my user/profile name, then go to the Privacy Settings and make and save any changes.
BTW I'm on a PC.
It may show different on different devices, so your directions may not apply to everyone.
- No MoreLv 77 years ago
Not everyone wants to be contacted and some here have had enough of the nasty people who send awful messages. Not everyone sees Yahoo the same or wants to have more interaction.
Like anything else, we all have our choices and preferences and should keep that in mind for those who don't allow emails. For a long time, I closed my email due to how nasty some people were on here.
- ?Lv 77 years ago
This may be the newest glitch....Asked here.........
"Is Yahoo Answers allowing members with blocked email to send email?
This is what happened when i tried it.
I turned my Allow emails off and was able to send one....If they get it and can reply is another thing.
That is most likely why you would not see Email on their profile.
When our email is turned off we should get the "You have to activate emails" Message but it didn't show up so something is not working..
Tried it again with mine open and the other users open and it worked fine.
